Quality Enhancement Plan

College of the Mainland’s QEP topic is “Find Your Voice at COM:  Oral Communication across the Curriculum.”  Based on a two-year selection process, oral communication was chosen because employers cited oral communication as one of the top skills they seek from graduates, while data indicated that this skill was not emphasized in College of the Mainland courses.  Beginning in 2013, College of the Mainland will start implementation of the QEP by incorporating oral communication in 20% of the high-enrollment core curriculum courses at COM and increasing that number by 20% per year until oral communication is being taught and assessed in nearly all high-enrollment core curriculum courses by 2018.  In addition, two courses in each workforce program will include an oral communication component.  By 2018, oral communication will become an integral part of the College of the Mainland educational experience.  As a result of the QEP’s implementation, not only will our students gain confidence in their speaking skills, but they will be able to communicate their ideas in a clear, effective manner, appropriate to the audience in question.  This, in turn, will enhance their ability to compete successfully in the workplace and beyond.